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Mixed portrait of Marshall in Senate probe paints varied roles
The Senate Investigations subcommittee delved into Henry H. Marshall and the Estes cotton scheme, portraying him as a conscientious Agriculture Department official while highlighting conflicts and evolving testimony. Texas officials later classified Marshall death as murder, not suicide, as witnesses faced scrutiny.
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Washington
Henry H. Marshall
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Farmaid
Marshall
Texas Farmaid
Estes
Agriculture Department
Pecos
Tex
Reeves Counties
Texas
Oklahoma
Franklin
McClellan
Stern
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Kennedy
Sec. of Agriculture
Orville J. Freeman
Roy Bass
Lubbock
Coleman D. McSpadden
McSpadden
Associated Press
John J. Williams
Senate
Comptroller General
Williams